Fun And Games With Google Images
New Zealand digital designer Grant Robinson has created two incredibly fun applications that utilize Google Images. One is an addicting game called Guess-the-Google and the other is a photo montage creator called Montage-a-Google.Directory:
> Insider Reports > Search InsiderDate: 2005-04-29

Google Updates PR: Is This Still Meaningful?
It used to be like this: when Google conducted an update of their search-related services (PageRank, backlinks, or SERPs), everyone who followed the search industry would rush to the first forum they could find to post how the update affected them. There was normally a great deal of excitement mixed with stark disappointment (for those who lost ground).Directory:
> Insider Reports > Search InsiderDate: 2005-04-26

Using the New Google Local for Mobile Phones
Last week, Google announced that it had ported Google Local-the easiest way to find local business information on the net-to your mobile phone or device. If your device has an XHTML-supporting (WAP 2.0) browser and you have mobile web service with your wireless provider enabled, your life on the road just got easier!Directory:
> Insider Reports > Search InsiderDate: 2005-04-19

Targeting Through Tagvertising
Editor's Note: In today's issue, Steve takes a look at a new phenomenon in advertising called "tagvertising". For example, many web users employ this form of bookmarking to keep track of items of interest, essentially, tags become online bookmarks.Directory:
> Insider Reports > Search InsiderDate: 2005-04-14

Google United - Google Patent Examined
Google's newest patent application is lengthy. It is interesting in some places and enigmatic in others. Less colourful than most end user license agreements, the patent covers an enormous range of ranking analysis techniques Google wants to ensure are kept under their control.Directory:
> Insider Reports > Search InsiderDate: 2005-04-08

Google Speeds Up Firefox Searches
When you key a search term into Google it often has a pretty good idea of what it is you are looking for. For example, if you key in "microsoft" it's likely you are looking for the Microsoft.com page, and Google puts it up in the top search results position.Directory:
> Insider Reports > Search InsiderDate: 2005-04-04

Searching TV Shows with Google Video
No, the Google Video search tool is not for finding naughty videos-use Yahoo Video for that (please, if you have kids, set on it's filter). Google Video, on the other hand, is a product of Google Labs and it enables you to search their growing archive of televised content, by looking for words in the transcript.Directory:
> Insider Reports > Search InsiderDate: 2005-04-01